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It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast

It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast

The Overlap Presents An All-New Football History Podcast

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188 episodesEN

Show overview

It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 188 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 49 min and 58 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 53 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 88 episodes published. Published by The Overlap.

Episodes
188
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
53 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Welcome to The Overlap's football history podcast, It Was What It Was.Each week Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper will be talking about the key episodes in football history that have shaped the footballing world.The show will be discussing the best stories from football's past, giving insights to the personalities involved. the tales from behind the scenes and the impact they left.Join us at Football University!If you enjoy the podcast please hit subscribe to never miss an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest Episodes

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Arsène Wenger Part 4: Arsenal's 1998 Double, French Football’s Rise, and Changing English Football

Oct 20, 202657 min

Arsène Wenger Part 3: Dein’s Dinner Party, Japan, and the ‘Arsène Who?’ Arrival

Oct 13, 202655 min

Arsène Wenger Part 2: Cannes, Nancy and Monaco; ‘Invisible Training’ and a Title

Oct 6, 202652 min

Arsene Wenger Part 1: Alsace Roots, Obsession & The First Break

Sep 29, 202652 min

Ghanaian's Football Golden Age: Part Two

Sep 22, 202657 min

Ghanian's Football Golden Age: Part One

Sep 15, 202650 min

Remembering Kevin Keegan: Part Three

Sep 8, 20261h 1m

Remembering Kevin Keegan: Part Two

Sep 1, 202658 min

Remembering Kevin Keegan: Part One

Aug 25, 202659 min

Total Football: Glory, Fracture and the 1974 World Cup | Part Four

Aug 18, 202652 min

Total Football: Cruyff, Ajax and the Golden Years | Part Three

Aug 11, 202657 min

Franco Baresi Tribute: Jamie Carragher on Milan's Maestro

Aug 6, 202618 min

Total Football: Ideas, Architecture and the Feyenoord Breakthrough | Part Two

Aug 4, 202655 min

Total Football: Where Did The Revolution Really Begin? | Part One

Jul 28, 202653 min

Jordi Cruyff on Father Johan, Total Football and his Lasting Legacy

Jul 21, 202648 min

1930 - 2022: The Best Ever World Cup Finals

Jul 14, 20261h 2m

Eusébio, Messi and the Best Ever World Cup Quarter-Finals

Jul 7, 20261h 5m

World Cup Mailbag | Patreon Sneak Peek

Jul 3, 202620 min

Football's Coming Home: How England Won The 1966 World Cup | Part Four

Jun 30, 202658 min

Football's Coming Home: How England Won The 1966 World Cup | Part Three

Jun 23, 20261h 5m
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